Granulocytic sarcoma presenting as cauda equina syndrome

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-208

  Sandhu, G S ^a   Ghufoor, K ^a   Gonzalez Garcia, J ^a   Elexpuru Camiruaga, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloroma; Granulocytic sarcoma; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETERIZATION; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; GRANULOCYTIC SARCOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELAPSE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINE RETENTION;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE MARROW; CAUDA EQUINA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MONOCYTIC, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; REOPERATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031757769     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(98)00021-3     Document Type: Article

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